Glamour selected a long list of their favorites, looking at every launch from the past year, and from there they selected 45 judges, myself included and broke down the nominees by category — I judged the Designer & Luxury category! Together with the other judges and categories the 73 best new products were chosen, as well as 17 Cult Classics, which you should all pay attention to. Those winners have stood the test of time and I can vouch for the majority of them! Without further adieu the winners in my category and mini reviews on why I love them below!

I’m such a Tom Ford fan, so to be wearing a lipstick from his collection in Glamour to announce this winner is so major for me. I love the mini clutch-approved size of the Lips & Boys lipsticks, and of course iconic packaging. Each shade is inspired by the men in Mr. Ford’s life. The lipstick goes on smooth, packs a strong pigment with the most beautiful sheen, it feels amazing on.

This is literally my holy grail and secret to looking like I actually sleep. Overnight it cleans pores, refines their size, smoothes the texture of the skin, plumps and brightens. The quickest fix for dry, tired skin so you wake up like a million bucks. The entire collection is incredible — I started with the Energie vie De Vie Liquid Care (also exceptional) and fell so in love I now own the whole collection.

It’s a stunning shade range — one I don’t feel like I can turn to any other brand for something comparable. They are truly unique and stunning. The formula is beautifully buildable, and a little goes a long way. You hardly need any product to make your skin glow!

I’ve long admired Shiseido’s sunscreens, this one is no exception and comes with a story. I consider myself the SPF police, especially for my family and my step-mother called me one day and said that my little brother was having a hard time finding an SPF that he didn’t react to. I had just tried this one and the fact that it was formulated for sensitive skin, safe for kids, and had an SPF 50, I sent it his way. It worked amazingly and I can not be more excited that it won. Out of all the sunscreens in the world to have picked one that worked for him — and on my first try, makes me so happy. I highly recommend it for adults, especially if you have sensitive skin and when I texted him to let him know it won, he notified me my bottle is currently in the Bahamas with him. It’s all good, I have since replenished my stash.

It glides over moist skin easily and gets you tan ready without streaking, fresh out of the shower. It’s never orange and leaves me perfectly tan and bronzed. Just make sure to follow the directions and evenly apply.

All of the Dr. Dennis Gross Ferlic + Retinol products are exceptional (the eye products are some of my all time favorites). It’s one of the best anti-aging lines on the market and this peel exfoliates and retexturizes skin beautifully.

I’m on the Pitera wagon, The SK-II Essence has had a permanent residency in my bathroom for the past 2 years. Although I’m newer to this treatment oil, which takes their miracle ingredient and blends it with a balance of nourishing oils including jojoba, olive oil and squalene for intense hydration and to combat environmental stressors.

As I mentioned before I judged the Designer & Luxury category, but there are several others categories including: Natural & Organic, Cult Classics, Drugstore Buys, and Hair. While there are beauty products in this world I haven’t tried (although very few when I realize the majority of the winners were in my bathroom — I’m kidding… kind of!), I did want to shout out some of the ones that have graced my shelves over the years, especially in the Drugstore and Cult Classics category which in addition to Luxury, I consider my specialty. I have an extensive background in beauty from working for so many brands but they were always in skincare and cosmetics as were my trainings, so hair is still not one of those categories I consider myself a true expert in. Although I go to enough educational events, that I’m getting there! Naturals is another category I’m trying to learn more about. I worked for Kiehl’s and Jurlique in my corporate marketing past life so I have an appreciation for nature and science together, but the world of natural, organic or clean beauty on it’s own is so much more complex but the advances over the past few years have peaked my interest and it’s an area I want to grow in. Stores like Whole Foods, Credo and Follain are outstanding for finding brands in this category and have been a great resource for me. Enough of my geeking out though, a special congratulations to all the winners, especially the below ones. I may not have been a part of you winning the award but you all have won shelf space in my vanity and are outstanding. And the winners are…

See all the winners in the April 2017 issue, now on stands and on glamour.com

Thank you Glamour magazine for inviting me to judge your awards, I don’t even have the words on how happy it makes me after over a decade in the beauty industry to put my passion and endless years of being a guinea pig to good use. I’m beyond elated to see my face in the April issue wearing Tom Ford — I bow down to this brand and your publication, so it’s truly been an honor.

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